fishale taphouse and grill

fishale is awesome! thebeerselection rocks! they will let you sample beers until you make a decision on what you would like! the burgers are very good as well! the staff are very friendly! we come here every time we are in pcb!

amazing!!!!. amazing food and great service! try thebeer& blue chips, calamari as appetizers and the drunken grouper for your meal--- you will not be disappointed! fyi amazing french fries too! there are flat screen tvs all around as well as over 60 beers on tap so if you don't know what you want or want to try something different, you can get a sample to decide. the staff was extremely nice and helpful. definitely try this hidden gem near the halfway bridge into panama city.

great food, great service, and greatbeerselection. best food i have eaten at panama city beach. this will be a new favorite that i visit every year.

an amazingbeerselection and good service. however, i wouldn't eat there. blaaa is the best way to describe the very in inspired menu.

love this place not only do they have greatbeerbut there food has become great. been coming since they opened they had some hiccups at first but now i think they got it. very knowledgable staff and did we say beer. love it

love this place. this place is wonderful has like 60 taps anything from budlite to rogue chocolae stout. the best place in the panhandle to getbeerand great food. of course had some issues at the begining but it has turned out to be wonderful. love it.

the first time we went here we ended up going with a couple of friends to try out the food and the beer. i ended up getting (out of all things) one of their burgers, i got the patty melt with sauteed mushrooms, grilled onions, toasted sourdough bread and american cheese. it was one of the best burgers i have had in a long time and believe me i am a huge burger fan. i ended up just getting a regular lightbeerbut some of our other friends got the craftbeerand they said that the ones they tried were extremely good. next time i would like to try something different and stray away from the burgers for once.

we came late on a monday night and experienced great service and food. the buffalo shrimp and thebeerand blue chips were excellent. my husband's wings were good and meaty. the atmosphere is one we enjoyed, and we'll definitely tell our friends and family about this place!

impeccable service and yummy food. got pickle chips, wings, house salad, the all-nighter burger, and fish and chips. the veggies were so fresh and the patty/fish prepared wonderfully! our server nancy was incredible! loved thebeerselection too!

greatbeerselection and a good sized menu with something for everyone. the staff was friendly and he food done well. great place to visit when in pcb

best fried shrimp i've ever tasted! awesomebeerselection and amazing daily drink specials. we went on sunday, and they had 1/2 price pints. not sure what kind of fancy schmancy places these negative reviewers have been to, but please do not listen to them. the decor is neat, not confusing. waitstaff was helpful and prompt. definitely will be back, and i will recommend this place to all my friends.

overall my new favorite hangout. friendly atmosphere. i was impressed with our server's extensivebeerknowledge. love thebeerselection...always something new. had the chichen tuna...phenomenal. the brisket burger was right on point. will definitely be a regular aiming to acquire my shark mug!


-----23 feb, 2014-----

best place ever!. calling allbeersnobs...or wannabebeersnobs: if you want a laid-back, friendly atmosphere packed full of knowledgeable staff and biggest craftbeerselection on the beach, go to fishale. seriously, the staff can talkbeerall day, and even have a couple of avid brewers behind the bar. the food is quick and excellent. everything you'd ever want in a gastropub. family friendly...reminds me of a modern day cheers!! love the place...a must visit for tourists! panama city beaches' very own local haven. i guarantee you will be "hooked" on fishale after your first visit!

what a great place. lots ofbeerand there food is great to. i had the seafood mac and cheese and it was creamy and good topped with lobster. the beers are all craft beers but i got a rockefellar martini with green olives stuffed with bluecheese. service was great too. love this place. almost a shark!!!

pint night. alright, i gave fishale another try. my friends and coworkers love their pint night and, being a homebrewer andbeersnob, i wanted to get in on the fun! and that's what i had, fun? the owner was very attentive as well as my super server emily. thebeerwas very good (swamp ape ipa, founders breakfast stout, double. bastard ale) and the pretzel app was good. i would recommend putting a third person behind the bar at 6:00pm to meet the demand of the happy hour... took 15 minutes to get a pint, but the chill vibe and friendly wait staff made it ok:) i'd still like to see a more robust menu, and get away from the sports bar feel, because i want this place to be a east side must have!


-----06 aug, 2013-----

great idea... poor delivery. ok, so let me preface that i am not tony bourdain; however, i have cooked professionally, i have lived in and traveled to 30+ countries, and have been a home brewer for 20 years, and am now a pcb local.... so here goes:

i have heard from friends and coworkers about fishale, this wonderful oasis that a hopheaded quaffer can find refuge in, and partake of its 60+ beers, but then the mystique wears off when you actually walk in the door.

sure it looks like a converted steakhouse chain (who cares), but i am here for thebeerand the grub. once seated, we're given menus and quickly asked "can i take your drink orders?" i'm thinking, "i was just handed thebeermenu with 60+ beers to peruse, and i'm being hovered over for an order." come on, hand out the menus, tell us about the nightly specials (too bad, i had to prompt our waitress for it) and give my eyes a chance to take in the selection.

i ordered a pint of dogfish head 60 minute ipa and waited with my family for the apps and drinks to arrive. when mybeerarrives, low and behold, i am the proud owner of a short poured pint... with its sad 2" head. gee, thanks.
(that's the reason they have those white lines on bar ware in the uk, it's against the law to 'short pour', the barman can lose his job.)

to the food... my wife and oldest boy ordered sandwiches, which they said they were pretty good, and my youngest ordered a flatbread pizza that he also enjoyed. my middle boy and i had the wing special-- being monday and its wing night at fishale. their sauces were the standard, not bad but nothing to write home about, but the dang chicken! if you are going to run a promotion, ie wing night monday, please do not either overfry your wings, or store them in the salamander waiting for a customer to order. i've snapped into a slim jim that was juicer than those wings. our waitress is fairly attentive on he drinks, although she took away thebeermenu when she took our order. when i finish my beer, she asks me if i'd like another beer. it's a shame i'm not a savant and had memorized the menu. i then have to ask her for abeermenu which fishale should keep on the tables all the time. this place is about the beer, right?

the restaurant in general has a great idea but the execution is horrible. the food is mediocre; i can get better at flipping applebee's. thebeerwas good, but the selection could be better. dogfish head, abita, pensacola, new belgium... ok, good for a start, but the rest of the lineup is what i would find in the bottle in a decent grocery store.

if the place is selling itself on the beer, then the chef/km/head cook should design the menu to focus on thebeeras an ingredient. and not in a batter. that's a cop out. try sauces, dressings, braising, etc. and how about a suggestedbeerpairing? dude, it's beer-- use it!

lastly the interior. we couldn't tell if fishale is going for fine dining (a la g. foley's) or beach dive bar/ sports bar (like a j. michaels.) pick one. or neither. focus on the beer. use it to focus on the food. and finally, fix the service. bad pours and crummy table work will push away the locals after the florabama crowds punch out for the summer, and i can guarantee the canadians will avoid fishale if bad word gets around. they know food and beer.

i want this place to do well. i just moved from where we had a micro brewery 4 miles from my house... so i have a selfish interest for fishale to succeed.

please do.

positives and negatives. thebeerlist is good and the prices are appropriate. we had calamari, crab cake tacos, and drunken grouper. the food was really good. with good food and drinks i can overlook almsot anything.... and you have to. first, the place is kind of like an old sizzler or something. it was really bright inside, the tables had no individual lights, and the music was really low. all together that made it feel kind of like cafeteria dining. we sat pretty much in the middle of everyone elses' consersations. also, there were kind of strange furniture arrangements under the bright lights and the whole place felt awkward. service left a lot to be desired. with some ambiance improvements and more attentive service this place could be pretty awesome.